The Hot Buttery Pretzel Thread

**314joey** · 10-20-2013, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Eli

There's pretzels and cold beer in this pic?

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Sorry Eli, I'm sure you know the three Bs of boating

**Eli** · 10-20-2013, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by 314joey

Sorry Eli, I'm sure you know the three Bs of boating

Boobies, Breast and Breasticles?

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**314joey** · 10-20-2013, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Eli

Boobies, Breast and Breasticles?

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You crack me up, you got the most important one,

**Eli** · 10-20-2013, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by 314joey

You crack me up, you got the most important one,

I've got all three of them

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**ChumpChange** · 10-20-2013, 05:33 PM

So Cig, are you makin what I'm seein in the commercials?

**Cigalert** · 10-20-2013, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Hotboat

Cig was kind enough to bring over a few rolls yesterday for us to sample. I don't know if he has names for the two varieties he brought, but I gotta tell you, the lighter version (vs more dough like version) was off the hook delicious. They were still kind of warm when we got them and they went fast. I saved one and later yesterday popped it in to micro for 15" slathered a little butter inside and it was like pretzel roll heaven. Incredibly delicious. Thanks Cig, I think you might be on to something with these!

Thank you and good to know what I need to work on tomorrow. i dropped a few samples to friends and it's nice to hear feedback. The process is fairly shored up but a few changes based on thoughts is still in the works. For a soccer mom this is a simple thing to make. When you need 8-12k a day it's a totally different story.

Originally Posted by Mateo

So Cig, are you makin what I'm seein in the commercials?

No, the only major ads I see with my products are on billboards.

Years ago I got a request from the chef in diamond club to make pretzel baguettes. I outsourced it at the time due to the labor it takes to make something like this (still to this day, I'm not surprised by the craze...it was an incredible sandwich I had on a pretzel baguette). Now, every friggen major brand is doing it, the boat has already left and is pretty much heading back to port...I'm playing catch-up with something that probably won't have any traction a year or 2 from now. So in my R&D I'm trying to make something with a little more longevity. A pretzel flavored bread but not as heavy as traditional pretzel buns (hence Hotboats view about a lighter/heavier bun....I gave him both). I believe, if I make something that's light and fluffy but has a pretzel flavor it will not only have more of a life but put me into a portion of the market the big guys can't even think their way around. Not saying I'm smarter but I know I'm more flexible based on processes.